Development of a Real-Time Project Status Reporting and Transparency Dashboard

Managers lack timely and accurate insights into project health, often only identifying issues close to critical deadlines, leading to surprises and delayed interventions. Existing reports are often insufficiently granular or real-time, hindering early warning and proactive management.

A mid-to-large scale technology startup seeking improved project oversight through transparent, daily team feedback and status visualization.

• Implement a centralized system for regular, candid team feedback on project tasks and goals.
• Visualize project status using a traffic light spectrum (green, yellow, orange, red) to indicate risk levels.
• Enable early intervention by providing real-time status updates and dependency tracking for project components.
• Facilitate transparency and accountability across all project stakeholders.
• Reduce project surprises by improving the timeliness and clarity of status reports.

• Daily status updates input interface for team members, with options for candid feedback.
• Visual dashboard displaying project health via color-coded status indicators per project goal and dependency.
• Ability to 'roll-up' individual component statuses to see overall project health.
• Dependency tracking feature for interconnected project components to alert of potential delays.
• Notification system, including Slack integration, for real-time alerts and status reporting.
• Role-based access control for managers, stakeholders, and team members.
• Historical data tracking to observe project trends over time.

• Slack for notifications and team reporting
• Existing project management tools (if applicable) for dependency and task data
• User authentication and role management systems

• System should support at least 100 concurrent users with scalable architecture
• Real-time data updates with minimal latency (preferably within 2 seconds)
• Secure data handling with encrypted communications and role-based access
• Responsive UI optimized for various devices
• High uptime availability (99.9%) with disaster recovery mechanisms

The new project aims to enable proactive project management through real-time status visibility, significantly reducing late surprises and improving project delivery predictability. Expected benefits include increased early intervention capabilities, enhanced transparency among teams, and more efficient resource allocation, ultimately leading to better project outcomes and stakeholder confidence.